Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC): Recent submissions
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Self-assembled Coordination Architectures & Donor- Acceptor Systems: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Self-assembled Coordination Architectures & Donor-Acceptor Systems: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications Atul Kumar The extraordinary ability of biological systems to develop complex and functional molecular ... -
Catalytic Studies with Ru and Ir Half-sandwich Complexes Bearing NHC Ligands
The thesis describes the study of arene-tethered and untethered Ru half-sandwich complexes as catalysts in the addition of hydroelements (E‒H, E = H, B, Si) across unsaturated C-C, C-N and C-O bonds and transfer hydrogenation ... -
Reversible Redox Switching of First Hyperpolarizability (Β) of Metallorganic Complexes
The concept of molecular switches has garnered enormous interest because of the vital role of these switches as components in molecular electronic/photonic devices, signal transmission and optical communication. Compounds ... -
Structure-Activity Correlation and Mechanistic Investigations of Glutathione Peroxidase-Like Catalytic Activity of Diaryl Diselenides
Hydroperoxides are very harmful and they can oxidize several biomolecules, causing different disease states. Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is a mammalian selenoenzyme which protects human body from oxidative damage by ... -
Syntheses and Structure Elucidations of Co-crystal with Nicotinamide Co-former
Abstract : Co-crystals consist of two or more components that form a unique crystalline structure having unique properties. The components interact via non-covalent, ionic interaction, van der Waals interactions and π-π ... -
Organic Transformations in the Confined Cavity of Self-Assembled Pd(II) Molecular Containers
Biological systems utilize its extraordinary ability to develop complex and functional molecular assemblies employing reversible non-covalent interactions. These natural aesthetic examples motivated synthetic chemists ... -
New Class of Tricoordinate Boron Based Donor-Acceptor (D-A) Systems Exhibiting External Stimuli Responsive Properties, Delayed Emission and Room Temperature Phosphorescence
The main thrust of this thesis is the design and development of a new class of boron-based acceptors, with a substituent which maintains good electronic coupling between boron and the other substitutes on boron, without ... -
Spontaneous Light Emission from Molecular Junctions
Abstract: The study of light emission [1] from a molecular junction is recently gaining research interest. This has direct relevance to develop novel optoelectronic devices [2] and to understand light-matter interaction ... -
Charge and Heat Transport in Low-dimensional Quantum Systems
Transport of electrons through low-dimensional quantum conductors like nano-junctions has been actively pursued research area for the last few decades. Experimental studies on nano-junctions are nowadays routinely carried ... -
Raman and IR Spectroscopic Studies of Bacteria, Endotoxin, DNA and Lipoproteins
In the past few decades, vibrational spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful technique in biomedical research. Raman and IR spectroscopy, which are based on signatures specific to molecular vibrations, has found a wide ... -
Electrochemical Conversion of Methyl Ketones to Esters
The need for sustainable and efficient organic synthesis has inspired chemists to embrace classic technologies like electrochemistry and photochemistry. In addition to being an environmentally benign method to synthesize ... -
Investigations on the Pi Distortivity Problem and On the Use of Single Atom Thick Layers as Filters
It has traditionally been believed that pi-electrons stabilize the D6h structure of benzene. However, this was questioned both using theoretical arguments, as well as circumstantial, experimental evidence. The theoretical ... -
Vanadium Complexes for DNA Crosslinking and Photodynamic Applications
The present thesis work deals with the studies involving synthesis of vanadium-based complexes as photoactivated chemotherapeutic as well a photodynamic therapeutic agent. Their interactions with DNA, as double-stranded ... -
Aqueous and Non-aqueous Dispersions of Graphene and Boron Nitride Nanosheets : NMR Measurements and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Preface Ever since the discovery of graphene in 2004, there has been considerable interest in two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials due to their distinctive properties and the prospect of potential applications. A ... -
Electrochemical Investigations Related to the Next Generation Sodium and Potassium Batteries
The commercialization of Li-ion battery (LIB) in 1990s by Sony Corporation has led to its applications in portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, cameras, laptop computers, etc. Initially, the energy density of ... -
Exploring New Designs of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers and Forays into 2D Polymers
Amphiphilic polymers, wherein two or more immiscible polymeric segments are connected covalently, form an interesting class of macromolecules that can self-assemble in block selective solvents as well as in bulk, to exhibit ... -
Understanding Ultrafast Molecular Structural Dynamics in Liquids : Ultrafast Raman Loss and Transient Absorption Study
The present thesis deals with the detailed ultrafast experimental studies on the ex-cited state vibrational dynamics of model chemical systems in condensed phase. The molecular systems are studied by means of Ultrafast ... -
A New Class of Boron-Nitrogen Compounds : A Rational Approach for the Design and Development of Smart Materials
Replacing nonpolar homodiatomic C=C unit in a fully carbon -conjugated system with an isoelectronic polar heterodiatomic B-N fragment is an active area of research. The first BN/CC isosterism was demonstrated seven decades ... -
Theoretical Investigation of H-Bonded O-H Vibrations, H-Atom Transfer and C-H Vibrations via Empirical Valence Bond and Local Mode Based Models
In this thesis, I have presented my work on properties of hydrogen(H) bonded systems, H-atom transfer reaction in solution and molecular vibrational spectra through theoretical inves-tigations. The studies are based on two ... -
Chemistry of Ru(II) Complexes Bearing N-heterocyclic Carbene, Hydride, and Dihydrogen Ligands : Synthesis, Mechanistic Insights, and Applications
Introduction N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) are strong donors and weak acceptors. Also, NHC forms strong metal-carbon bonds in metal complexes and hence complexes bearing NHC ligands are in general, thermally stable. ...